EP1952493A4 - Laser system - Google Patents
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- EP1952493A4 EP1952493A4 EP06836437.1A EP06836437A EP1952493A4 EP 1952493 A4 EP1952493 A4 EP 1952493A4 EP 06836437 A EP06836437 A EP 06836437A EP 1952493 A4 EP1952493 A4 EP 1952493A4
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
- G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/70483—Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
- G03F7/7055—Exposure light control in all parts of the microlithographic apparatus, e.g. pulse length control or light interruption
- G03F7/70583—Speckle reduction, e.g. coherence control or amplitude/wavefront splitting
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- H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
- H01S3/10084—Frequency control by seeding
- H01S3/10092—Coherent seed, e.g. injection locking
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- H01S3/2251—ArF, i.e. argon fluoride is comprised for lasing around 193 nm
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- H01S3/23—Arrangements of two or more lasers not provided for in groups H01S3/02 - H01S3/22, e.g. tandem arrangements of separate active media
- H01S3/2308—Amplifier arrangements, e.g. MOPA
- H01S3/2325—Multi-pass amplifiers, e.g. regenerative amplifiers
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Applications Claiming Priority (13)
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US73268805P | 2005-11-01 | 2005-11-01 | |
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US (1) | US7822092B2 (en) |
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JP (2) | JP5506194B2 (en) |
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WO (1) | WO2007053335A2 (en) |
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